Wire-splicer.



A. V. ANDERSON.

WIRE SPLICER.

APPLICATION FILED 001222, 1909.

Patented Aug. 2, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW V. ANDERSON, 0F FLORENCE, MINNESOTA.

WIRE-SPLICER.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW V. ANDER- soN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Florence, in the county of Lyon and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and Improved VVire-Splicer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention is an improvement in wire splicers, and has in view a tool suitable for winding the overlapping ends of the main wire, together with the third wire, about the oppositely-extending portions of the main wire, the tool comprising a head having a main wire passage and a main wire and a third wire jaw oppositely arranged at the opposite sides of the said passage, the jaws being preferably adjustable to and from each other to adapt the tool for wires of different gage.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a partof this specication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wire splicer constructed in accordance with my invention, the splicer being shown engaged with an overlapping end of the main wire and engaged with the third wire in winding them about the oppositely-extending portion of the main wire; Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the tool at the main wire passage, showing the manner in which the wires are engaged preparatory to the winding opera-.

tion; Fig. 3 is a similar view, with the tool reversed to wind the opposite side of the splice; Fig. 4 is an edge view of the tool partly in longitudinal central section; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary face View of the tool, with parts broken away to better illustrate the construction.

The tool embodies in its construction a handle 10 and a head, the latter being composed of separable section 11 and 11a respecprovides between the two sections or blocks Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led October 22, 1909.

Patented Aug. 2, 1910.

serial No. 524,006.

11 and 11a of the head, a transverse main wire passage 16.

In the front edge of the tool are oppositely arranged wire passages 17, 17 of substantial width, intersecting the main wire passage and providing each block or section of the head with oppositely-arranged jaws 18, 18 the wire passages 17 flaring outwardly, with the jaws slightly undercut, as shown in Figs-1 and 5, to retain the wires during the winding operation. By adjusting the block or section 11a of the head, the jaws of the two sections or blocks 11 land 11a at the opposite side of the main wire passage are placed at the proper distance apart for the gage of wire to be spliced.

In the splicing operation, the ends of the main wire are overlapped a substantial distance, and a third wire (which allows for a double winding at each end and adds strength to the splice,) equal in length to the length of the overlapping portions is provided, the three wires being grasped near the center with a suitable gripping device, as shown in Fig. 1. The overlapping end of one of the main wire portions and the adjacent end portion oi the third wire are reversely extended, as shown in Fig. 2, and the splicing tool applied by passing t-he opposite portion of the main wire into the passage 16 from the under edge of the block section 11a of the head, and then engaging the oppositely-arranged jaws 18 at the opposite sides of the passage with the reversely extended wires. By then turning the tool with the handle, these oppositelyextended wires are wound about the main wire, as shown in Fig. 1. The tool is then reversed, as shown in Fig. 3, and the twisting of the overlapping end of the other main wire portion and the other end of the third wire is likewise accomplished.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A tool for winding the overlapping ends of a main wire, together with a third wire, about the oppositely-extending portions of the main wire, comprising a head having a main wire passage extending therethrough, and a main wire jaw and a third wire jaw oppositely arranged at the opposite sides of said passage, relatively adjustable longitudinally of the tool to accommodate the tool to wires of dii'erent gage.

2. A wire splicer comprising a head in two sections having an intermediate main wire passage, jaws provided in connection with each of said sections at the opposite sides of the main wire passage, means binding the sections of the head together, securing` them against relative movement, and a handle extended from one of the head sections.

3. A wire splicer comprising a head in two sections having an intermediate spacing block forming a main wire passage, with the passage opening at one end of the said head sections, said head sections having wire passages at the forward edge of the tool intersecting the main wire passage and providing jaws at the Opposite sides thereof, and a handle extended from one of the head sections.

4. A wire splicer comprising a handle having a head at one end, the head being composed of two portions of substantially like construction, one of said portions being (3o-extensive with the handle and the other laterally offset therefrom, the inner ends of the portions having an intermediate slot opening toward the handle of t-he tool and providing a main wire passage, and the head portions of the tool having jaws at the edges, arranged at the opposite sides of the said passage.

In testimony whereofl I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREV V. ANDERSON.

Titnesses wWILLIAM C. HENRICHS, ED. ANDERSON. 

